Television
These ‘America’s Got Talent’ Contestants Performed Together for the First Time Ever During Their Audition
When an aspiring star plans to audition for America’s Got Talent, they typically spend weeks or months preparing a song or routine to perform in front of the judges. Not Broken Roots, though. In fact, their audition was their first time playing together ever. 44-year-old Austin and 37-year old Joey from Chicago, who both had jobs in law enforcement, met just six months ago. “In our jobs, we see things that, quite frankly, we don’t want other people to see, and our outlet became music,” Austin explained during AGT‘s premiere on Monday night (May 26), before Joey added, “We ended up playing the same circuit for quite some time and then, randomly, he came to a show, we ended up clicking.” The duo, now called Broken Roots, went on to deliver a roc...
Angelique Kidjo Covered Midnight Oil’s Politically Charged ‘Beds are Burning’ on ‘Colbert’: Watch
Few songs light the blue touch paper quite like “Beds Are Burning.” Midnight Oil’s signature work from 1987 was also a political weapon, a history lesson, and an apology to Aboriginal communities who were forcibly removed from their lands. “Beds are Burning” earned a Grammy nomination (for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal), it came in at No. 3 on a poll of the greatest Australian songs of all time, conducted by APRA. And its parent Diesel & Dust is recognized as one of the great Australian albums. On Stephen Colbert’s A Late Show, Beninese singer-songwriter, activist and four-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo delivered a passionate, reimagined cover of the song. The artist has a strong connection with the land Down Under having made the long haul to ...
How Tom Holkenborg Returned to His Dance Music Roots for the Score of a New Netflix Series
In 1998, Ibiza was becoming one of the world’s freshest and most exciting destinations for dance music. The music was new, the nights were long and the tan lines were deep. Tom Holkenborg was there, performing sets under his DJ name Junkie XL. In the decades that have followed, Holkenborg’s career has evolved from producing tracks to scoring, with his work soundtracking dozens of movies and television shows including Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, The Dark Tower, Terminator: Dark Fate and the recently released Scooby Doo flick, Scoob! But arguably, none of these projects have fused Holkenborg’s history as a DJ with this current profession as well as his recent project White Lines. Premiering on Netflix May 15, the series tells the story of a woman who t...
That’s So Karen: White ’90 Day Fiancé’ Star Cries After Admitting To Calling Nigerian Husband The N-Word
Source: TLC / TLC Fans of TLC’s hit show, 90 Day Fiance, are angry after white star tearfully admitted to calling her Nigerian husband the n-word. On Tuesday (May 19) Lisa Hamme took to Instagram Live to address accusations that she used racial slurs against her husband Usman Umar, an aspiring rapper who goes by the name Sojaboy, during an argument. The exchange was revealed when the two appeared online to do an interview about their experience and marriage, it was then that Umar revealed what Hamme called him but not before she tried to threaten him from speaking out. “I just want to know..” Umar started his statement “If you open these can of worms and I start getting hate mail, you and I are going to have a problem,” Hamme said looking angrily into the camera. Her threat fell on de...
Steven Spielberg-Produced Musical ‘Smash’ Headed For Broadway
The stage production is inspired by the TV series of the same name, which ran for two seasons on NBC. New musical Smash, inspired by the NBC series of the same name, is headed for Broadway. Steven Spielberg, who is among the show’s lead producers, wrote in a statement that he is “personally thrilled” to be a part of this project. “Smash is near and dear to my heart, and it seems fitting that a new musical inspired by what we did on the show would eventually come to the stage,” continued the filmmaker. “I’m beyond thrilled to be working with this incredible creative team and my producing partners, who began the Smash journey with me over ten years ago.” Tony winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) and Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey...
Who Should Win Season 3 of ‘The Masked Singer’? Vote!
The Masked Singer airs its epic season 3 finale Wednesday night (May 20) to see whether the Frog, Night Angel or Turtle wins the whole singing competition series. So who’s your pick? The lucky celebrity will follow the monstrous footsteps of T-Pain from season 1 and the victorious foxtrot of Wayne Brady from season 2, but fans have already picked out some probable guesses as to who’s behind the remaining three costumes. The show’s dedicated viewers took to Twitter to voice their predictions, with Jesse McCartney as the top contender for Turtle, Kandi Burruss as Night Angel, and Bow Wow as Frog. So who should be unmasked as the season 3 winner tonight? Vote below, and tune in at 8 p.m. ET on Fox to find out who it really is! You Deserve to Make Money Ev...
‘The Voice’ Crowns Season 18 Winner
(Warning, spoilers follow) And the winner is… After an uncharacteristic season which saw NBC’s The Voice send all its contestants home to perform in isolation, one person has been crowned the champion: Team Blake’s Todd Tilghman. The 41-year-old emerged winner on Tuesday night (May 19) after a fiercely fought final which, for the first time, featured five hopefuls, Toneisha Harris and Tilghman (Team Blake), Micah Iverson (Team Kelly), CammWess (Team Legend) and Thunderstorm Artis (Team Nick), with each performing for America’s vote. In another first, The Voice finale had a crossover with another NBC brand, Songland, with competitors getting to collaborate with the latter series’ songwriters. Tilghman, the lead pastor of Cornerstone Church in Meridian, Mississippi, wins $100,000 and a recor...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Jackie Cox Shares a Diverse Playlist of Her All-Time Favorite Songs
On last week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the final five queens took their talents to the Strip to perform in a massive lip-sync medley of some of the original songs from RuPaul’s Drag Race Live in Las Vegas. Performing their very own verses, complete with choreography and set decorations, the remaining queens aimed to impress the judges one last time. It was a good night for Gigi Goode, who snatched her fourth and final challenge win, along with a spot in the finale. But Crystal Methyd & Jackie Cox found themselves on the chopping block — lip syncing to Jennifer Lopez’s “On the Floor,” the two vied for the last spot in the finale in the final main stage lip sync of the season. In the end, Crystal managed to earn her place, w...
5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith and More Set for NBC’s Red Nose Day Special, Mandy Moore to Host
Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley will co-host NBC’s Red Nose Day special to raise money and awareness for children in need. The network’s sixth annual event, airing 9-11 p.m. EDT Thursday, will include musical performances, sketches and short films that illustrate how donations are used for children living in poverty in America and other countries. Among the actors and musical artists taking part: Julia Roberts, John Legend, Bryan Cranston, Kelly Clarkson, Paul Rudd, OneRepublic, Steve Martin, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sarah Silverman, Ray Romano, Sam Smith and James Taylor. Funds raised by this year’s Red Nose campaign will be directed to help combat the effect of COVID-19 on youngsters and the organizations that aid them. In the pandemic, “some of the most vulnerable parts of our population are...
Watch CammWess Perform Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Ahead of ‘The Voice’ Finale
The Voice finale is this week, and the remaining contestants aren’t messing around. CammWess kicked off the show with a stirring rendition of Prince‘s iconic “Purple Rain.” It’s hard to believe the delivery was done remotely, as CammWess performed on a patio that looked like a full-blown arena stage with purple lights and haze. The hopeful star topped it off with a Prince-inspired satin purple jacket. “I want to party at your house with the fog machine and purple haze, that felt nice,” his former coach Kelly Clarkson said of the scenery, as she swayed to the performance with a glass of red wine in hand.”CammWess, you know I love you, man. I’m like, it was so hard to not pick you in that one moment because you’re so, so gifted.R...
Lip Sync Herstory: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull’s ‘On the Floor’
After a long and eventful season filled with dazzling highs and crushing lows, we’re finally in the home stretch of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12. On the May 15 episode, the final five queens duked it out to secure their spot in the top 4 by putting on a show-stopping Las Vegas singing and dancing spectacle in honor of RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! In one of the stiffest competitions to date, Gigi Goode, Jaida Essence Hall, and Sherry Pie advanced to the grand finale, while Crystal Methyd and Jackie Cox found themselves in the bottom and having to fight for the last remaining spot. After a close lip-sync battle to Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull’s 2011 hit “On the Floor,” fan favorite Crystal Methyd claimed her spot in the finals, while Jackie Cox sashayed away. With less than two weeks to go u...
Ryan Seacrest Didn’t ‘Have Any Kind of Stroke’ During the ‘American Idol’ Finale, He’s Just Super Tired
Nothing was as it usually is on Sunday night’s (May 17) American Idol season finale. The contestants were all singing in their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Katy Perry had to perform on a green screen set instead of a big stage in Hollywood and host Ryan Seacrest had to pull his old Idol logo out of mothballs and set up shop in his garage to host the two-hour coronation. Also, Seacrest didn’t seem to be quite himself. As the show progressed, viewers noticed that something seemed a bit off with the typically unflappable, consummate professional host. His speech sounded slurred at points and his left eye seemed strangely larger and more wide-open than his half-shut right eye. A spokesperson for Seacrest, 45, responded to the questions on Monday morning (May 18), te...
